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2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award
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The nominees for the 2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award
for best Hawaiian music album released in 2008 were
announced during a televised Grammy Nominee Concert on
December 3, 2009. The winner of the 2009 Hawaiian
Music Grammy was announced at an awards
ceremony in downtown Los Angeles on February 8, 2009.
Winner of 2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy
The winner of the 2009 Grammy Award issued by the National Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best Hawaiian music album
released between October 1, 2007 and September 30, 2008
was the "Ikena" album featuring Tia Carrera and Daniel Ho.
Other Hawaiian Music Grammy Nominees
Other albums nominated for the 2009 Hawaiian music Grammy
award, in no particular order, included (a) "Aumakua"
featuring Amy Hanaialii, (b) "The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar"
produced by Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr.,
Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser, and Wayne Wong,
(c) FDorce of Nature featuring
Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa, and
"Hawaiian Slack Key Kings: Masters Series, Vol 2"
produced by Chris and Milton Lau. Here is more
information about those albums:
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TITLE:
The Spirit of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
ARTIST: Various
PRODUCERS: Daniel Ho, George Kahumoku, Jr., Dennis Kamakahi, Paul Konwiser & Wayne Wong, producers
RELEASED: September 23, 2008
Photos of their pre-Grammy Southern California
slack key guitar concert are coming soon
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More About the 2009 Hawaiian Grammy Awards
2009 Grammy Awards Ceremony
In May of 2008 theNational Academy of Recording Arts
and Sciences announced the 2009 Grammy Awards Ceremony
will take place February 8, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles,
California. All of the Academy Awards ceremonies
since 2000 have been held at Staples Center
except in 2003 when they were held in New York.
Grammy Award Eligibility Period
The 2009 Hawaiian Music Grammy Award will recognize
a Hawaiian music album released between October 1, 2007 and
September 30, 2008.
2009 Grammy Award TV Broadcast
The 2009 Grammy Awards Ceremony will be broadcast
live on CBS Television with a tape delay for
viewers on the U.S. West Coast (I'm not certain
if Hawaii viewers will also have that tape delay,
but it is likely).
New Grammy Museum in Los Angeles
The new Grammy Museum opened in December of 2009.
It is approximately 30,000 square feet in size and it
is located next to Staples Center in Downtown Los
Angeles. Staples Center is part of the L.A. Live Entertainment
Complex that also includes the Nokia Theatre.
See also:
All Hawaiian Music Grammy Awards Since 2005
All of the Hawaiian Music Awards Since 1978
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Related Resources
Hawaiian Music Awards - Main Menu
Hawaii for Visitors
Elsewhere on the Web
Official Grammy Awards Web Site
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